Our Struggle

Our Struggle is a novel that follows the life of Paul, an ex-tube driver and drinking partner of Bob Crowe, a legendary Union leader, as he arrives at Essex University in the early 1980s. Thrown into the radical mix of Student Union life and post-modern theory, Paul befriends the unnamed narrator and attempts to put the 20th Century to bed. The novel covers a range of historical events, from Miners strikes to IRA collection buckets, ANC demonstrations, and dodgy handling of Soviet money, and climaxes with a devastating denouement in modern-day Kurdistan. Holloway's epic tale asks the big questions about whether our thoughts, words, and actions match up to the ideals we cherish.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 15 September 2022
Publisher: Influx Press

Paul, an ex-tube driver and drinking companion of the legendary Union leader Bob Crowe, arrives at Essex University in the early 1980s, haunted by the tragic death of his colleague on the tracks. Thrown into the vibrant and radical world of Student Union life, alongside the intellectual intoxication of post-modern theory taught by renowned figures such as Ernesto Laclau, Jacques Derrida, and a young Slavoj Zizek, Paul forms a close bond with the novel's unnamed narrator. What ensues is a wild and chaotic endeavor to bid farewell to the 20th century, as experienced through the eyes of the foot soldiers of British history. The story encompasses a range of historical events, including Miners' strikes, IRA collection buckets, ANC demonstrations, and even some dubious handling of Soviet money. The climax of "Our Struggle" reaches a devastating denouement in modern-day Kurdistan. Holloway's epic tale delves into profound questions about the alignment between our thoughts, words, and actions, posing the question whether we can truly live up to the ideals we cherish.

Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781914391194